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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Kanektok River, AK · March 25, 1985

Date
March 25, 1985 · 14:45 local
Place
Kanektok River, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4810A
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC85LA060
Reported as
Piper PA22150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
48 total48 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student added power at low altitude and RPM dropped. Landed on snowy River and flipped over. Suspect carburetor ice

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT ADDED POWER AT LOW ALTITUDE AND RPM DROPPED. LANDED ON SNOWY RIVER AND FLIPPED OVER. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICE

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.